Letter: Stop the racist rants about our voting patterns

I am getting tired of being told by people like Leonard Pitts that if I voted for someone other than Barack Obama I did so because Mr. Obama is black.

How about I voted for the other guy because I liked his ideas and not those of President Obama? I vote for a person and his or her ideas, not against.

Being told I voted against him is as bad as saying someone voted for him only because he is black.

I am sure some people voted for him for that reason and some people voted for him because they liked what he was saying. Just as I am sure some people voted against him because he is black, I am sure people voted against him because they did not like what he had to say. So if someone states they don't care for Mr. Obama, just maybe it is not because of his skin color.

Think about it.

Not all people who dislike the direction the president is taking the country are racists. Some are - maybe.

But so are some of those who point fingers and say people are speaking out against the president's policies are racists.